Paul “Pete” Bancroft III passed away on January 3, 2019, at the age of 88. He served in the US Air Force and later pursued a career in investment banking and the venture capital industry, serving as president and CEO of Bessemer Securities from the late 1970s through the 1980s.

A full obituary appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on January 13, 2019.

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